Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-08
HIS TEN WIVES.
Mormonism illustrated by the Life
and Trial Of Apostle Lorenzo
Snow.
CONTINUED from Jan. 4th.1

he Joined his fathers family in Illinois.
This sketch of Lorenzo's life, from
non-ecclesiasticalp point of view, is gathers
from an article in the magazine first me
|. toned, entitled "The Utah legislature
He was now twenty-four years old. His su
sequent career will be found outlined in IL
Immediately succeeding issues, gathere
from an authoritative biographical sketc
OF the "Apostle," published in the mag,
zine first above quoted, and which is il
dorsed by the "Apostle," as the followir
verbatim copy of Mr.. Shows letter to tt
writer shows:
I BRIGHAM CITY, February Is, 1886.
Mr.. D. C. Russell:
DEAR SIR-I have mailed you ''Tulige
magazine" containing brief sketch OF m
life and travels, and trust this will answe
your purpose as expressed in your favo
| of the Sth inst.
!. Very respectfully,
I LORENZO Snow.
! SHOWS "sAINTLY" CAREER.
Eliza R., sister OF George Snow, embra ce
the Mormon doctrines in 1885, and to he
| may in great part be ascribed Lorenzo's ir
1
offered by the "faith." that "Joe" Smit
had been actively spreading since he an,
| Rigdon and Spaulding. found the COLDER
| plates and the great specta cles in the littl
| mound in Manchester, New York. "Joe'
| had found it a paying investment. LIE
| us follow Lorenzo's career as "saint,
and see how the final ''panned out" TO
| him.
Soon after he was baptized, and 10 1S3t
| he was sent on a mission to the South. IL
1S4O he was sent on another mission te
the Eastern States, and that mission hav
ing been performed, he was sent on hi!
first mission to Europe. In England h.
soon becam President of the London Con
fererce, and after the Twelve had left En-
gland he acted as Counselor to Farley P
afterward killed for debauching mans
wife. During his sojourn in England Lo
renzo was selected by President Brigham
Young to present an elegantly bound copy
OF the "Book OF Mormon" to Queen Vic
toria, and it is evident, from
the writings of Lorenzo's sister, Eliza r.,
that the Mormon Church at large
and the Eliza K. in particular were consid-
erably exercised by the doubt that the
Queen had ever read word of the book
OF (which it is said her majesty con6e-
scended to be pleased with the gift" AS
if an earthly queen could "condeecend'
to accept the word of God at the hands of
OF his inspired pr ophet and apostle.]
After three years in Europe, in 1843,
Lorenzo, with colony OF saints" went
private interview" Joe Smith told him
about polygamy, declaring that God had
revealed it to him ("Joe'D as a church
doctrine, and that he had hastened to
obey the divine command by taking Lo-
reDzo's sister, Eliza R., and having her
safely ''sealed" to him for time and eter-
nifty. This was new wrinkle to Lorenzo,
but he stood it like Il man, and became
more active in the cause to which as he
claims lin published extract from his
journaD the fascinations of many women,
as ''plurals," were added to by this welcome
disclosure by Prophet Joe: who had so
promptly put it into operation by captur-
ing Eliza R.
Lorenzo, active and prompt il
all matters as he was reputed to be,
probably lost not a moment of time in
following Joe's example of practicing what
he prea ched; because Harriet, the fourth
wife of Lorenzo was married (?) to him
in Nauvoo in 1916.
In 1856 Lorenzo had done good work
in the multiplying line. At that period
he, with his family" crossed the Missis-
sirpi river with the Mormon crowd who
had been driven from Nauvoo and forced
to leave the State by the infuriated decent
citizens. Lorenzo at this period had as
''wives' Adeline, Charlotte (aow dead).
Sarah, Harriet, Eleanor and probably
one other whom this man OF God
killed because she did not believe in poly
,amy; and it thus appears that he was
prompt to seize upon and use to it's full
INIT, consistent with his physical inclina-
lion or ability. the revelation of lust,
echery and degradation. Along the Jour-
ley, westward from Nauvoo, Lorenzo and
lis family" stopped at Pisgah till the
'prins OF ls47, then he took control of a
rain of 100 wagons heading direct for Salt
lake City, wher, he arrived in the Autumn
If 1S47. Immediately, viz: during the
Winter after his arrival in Salt Lake City,
le was ordained in the Quorum OF the
Twelve" In the autumn of 1S47 he was
ent on a mission to Italy and the nations
Ind countries around it when oppurtunity
offered. In 1851 he returned to Utah, via
Malta, Gibraltar, Liverpool and New York,
md in the following fall was elected to the
Jtah Legislature. His next mission was
% locate fifty families in Box Elder county,
ixty miles north of Salt Lake City, at the
,oint he at once called Brigham" in
lonor OF his master and the Arch Chief,
Brigham Young.
[NorE.-John W. Young, a son of Brigha m,
s one of the lobby at Washington City
low. Mr.. Young was, during 81-'S2, a con-
ractor on the Atlantic & Pacific railroad,
n New Mexico and Arizona. He ia, in
nan. His family for sometime lived at
he Armnijo House, in Albuquerque. A
riend OF theirs was murdered at Grams
Ranch, afterwards called Coolidge. The
writer was present at Hallarans trial for
his dirty murder. Col. j. Franco Chavis
prosecuted the case for the people.
Through the trickery Of an outside friend
lotc was let down to the adobe jury room.
1alleran vas acquitted and at once left
hat country. Judge Bell presided. Judge
Bell was one OF President Arthur's chums,
Ind had been New York prosecuting
officer. He succeeded s. S. Parks, who was
he Presiding Court at Green River. Wyom-
ng, when the foolish form OF trying to
ndict the men who murdered the Chinese
It Rock Springs was had. The world
he balcony OF Kinney, Gagon & Co.'S store.
t was shame uson the fair name of the
American People.]
At Brigham, Lorenzo proceeded to lay
he foundation for financial success.
Armed with Young's autocratic favor he
lad Box Elder County organized, and was
made president OF that stake of Zion' and
'egun to make his ''stake." He was also
lected to the Council OF Utah and reelected
lp to 1889. In 1877 be accompanied
elders Benson and Smith to the Sandwich
stands on church business, and in 1868 he
'egan his greatest work, viz:
THE COOPERATIVE POLICY.
This, Eliza r. writes, was the "combina-
ion OF temporal and spiritual interests on |
general cooperative basis" The begin /
ing was small, it at once grew and extend
d itself into every branch of trade, stock
rowing and commerce, until there are in
|tah to-day some fifty branches of this i'm
aense swindling, priestly monopoly,
tarted, fostered and puehed forward at |
the suggestion of President Young" and
perated largely in the immediate interest
t Lorenzo Snow and bis fellow graspers OF
he peoples work in the shape OF tithes,
4 Dor and such like things.
In 1872 Snow went with 'President'
mith through Europe, Egypt, and
'alestine. While abse It from Utah, Brig
am Young, the head and chief OF the Nor
ION Church and State, made him assist
mt counselor and from that day to this he